Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-25

The Opening ~ the Annual Suffrage
Co0venston.
DwfnsoUnusD IsApsas m rHR novrnrxr rRxsssn
-HnA 4 cADY srANfoNs sHAKr cEsflcIsn OF
AnRScAk sItAroRs-aH INITIATION THAT WOMEN
AAY ATRIAL 10 ARS0-hls ANIRoNr fs1ls WHAT
HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
"WoAen are citizens or the United States, en-
titled to all the rights privileges and immunittes
guara.eeed to citizens by the Constitution" With
TINS oeciarataon the National Woman suffrage as
sociaoon met In Washington to-day for the nine
teenth time In annual convention. They as
sem0ied at the Metropolitan church Of 2:30 To-
day. The session was opened with invocation by
Rev. Dr. Newman. The church was crowded, and
among those assembled were many remarkable
women who have gained an International reputa-
ton through their progressive thought Besides
MISS susan B. Anthony, who is known TO nearly
everybody, either in person or by reputation,
there were Mrs May Wright Sewall who Is the
principal owner and manager OF classical school
ior young ladies at Indianapolis where young
G = are educated up TO the Harvard standard
lndlanapoliss and prominent member OF the
Woman,s Literary society. She is vice president
MIS- Harriette R SnssSucS is the yioe.pres,dent
from Massachusetts, and president OF the Massa-
cnuSetts auxiliary. She is a daughter OF the
warrington" and is herself the contributor to
the womans department OF several western pa
perA
Mra Elizabeth Boynton Harbert is president OF
eoe COOK County Suffrage association and vice.
president from Illinois TO the national association.
Inter Ocean, with which she was Connected for
Ma isabella Beecher Hooker inherits the elo-
quence OF re Beecher family and is regarded a.
Rev: Olympia Brown is pastor Of the leading
Universalist church at Racine, Wis She was or
\, A.~al
reputation as minister OF the gospel. Shels the
vice president from Wisconsin.
nan Of the New YorH state library. "' l" ''A''A-
ma CARA B. Crosby Is the. editor :of the
W0nsos.s f1t6sne, OF Beatrice, Neb., and wife OF
are graduates Of the Wisconsin State university.
Madam Clara Neyman, an exceedingly eloquent
German lady and an aggressive thinker. Mrs. ze-
OF Indiana, and mother OF General Lew Wallace
ex-mtntster to Turkey. Miss Phoebe w. CouZins,
the eloquent Missouri lawyer and lecturer, who Is
Salo 70 rank all the women In power from the
platform. MIS- Hannah Whitehall Smith, a Bible
student, who reads from that holy book equal
rights for women. Mary I: Eastman, OF Massachu-
sets. well known as q lecturer. Lillian Devereux
Blake, vice president, from New York. president OF
the state association and a worker for woman's
sSnrage Oelore the New YORK legislature Besides
these there were present many other women OF
wide reputation.
Before the convention assembled the executive
committee met at the Riggs house In the morning
and went to the Capacol in a body 10 be present
when Senator Blair called up his resolution pro-
posing 10 submit to the states the sixteenth
amendment TO the constitution" and to hear Senator
Brownies speech in opposition to woman's suffrage
Miss Susan b. Anthony delivered the opening ad-
dress OF the convention, reading the following
letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stanton, the
president 0 the association, who is now In Europe.
MRS. sTANrOxs GREETING.
Mrs StantOn's letter addressed to Miss Anthony,
dated at Basngstake Hants, ON the Sth inst. said:
Your budget OF Congressional Records minority
reports, and senator Baairs able speech on Senate
resolution NO. D found me In the south OF England
trying to cultivate patfence-that passion OF great
sOulS-with the tardy action OF our oppresSOrs In
doing justice to women. But I fear all my efforts
to attain the passive virtues will prove futile for
my feelings aud reason alike, dictate aggressive
measures towards all Institutions that hold
woman In subsection. The fact is that trick in
the New York legislature last winter, when two
members changed their votes after our bill passed
in order to defeat the measure they had pledged
themselves to sustain, destroyed the last particle
sH, i arck Wss Dsayed on te wpme ~ Epa
land, I'm the house Of commons, when 1O4 members
pledged to vote for the womans amendment to the
reform bill, at one crack OF MI. GladstOnes party
whip, turned against It. Our legislators are SIM
ply playing with US as a cat does with mouse
TO sacrifice us at their pleasure. They have their
prototype In King Pharaoh OF Old in his treatment
of the children OF Israel.
A MOSES NEEDED.
What We need Is a Moses with his magic wand to
punish with the seven plaques Of Egypt these
Saxon rulers Tor their tergivensations No doubt
locusts, frogs flies, hail, thick Darkness the
Potomac and Thames rivers turned to blood, would
have more AFFECT In the halls OF legislation than the
most logical arguments. Moses knew that tender
appeals would have no effect on Pharaoh, and he
told Jehovah that as he was slow OF tongue and
had not the gift OF eloquence. that some more az
tive measures must bedevlsed TO bring the King
to terms.
lions, arguments with thrilling quotations from
our greatest turtsts and statesmen and 10! In the
year Of our Lord 18S7, the best answer we can
wiring from Senators Brown and COckrell, in the
shape OF minority report, Is q chimney corner
letter written by a woman; ignorant of the INST
say, gives better stasemeHs Of the Whole Question: sne
than they arecapable OF producing Verify this Is
new feature in the Congressional proceedings!
vote, yet she has superior capacity TO her repre-
in SaCDE ~ n% n TpS
grasp 50 grave question lis anxious TO have the
matter disposed Of 1 was rather surprised that
senator Blair Also SAID desire at the opening OF
the session, if possible that there be vote 50 that
e cor sas . co@ aa spite f0f Of some sns
senator's good speech, that sentiment rather
Sire vote that women may be relieved from their
crushing disabilities. that would have had a touch
OF magnanmty: Ii shat Is .ne KIND OF relief our
one way to be relieved OF this question and that is
by passing Senate resolution No. ). But IL Sena-
question by remanding us to the chimney corner
we trust their constituents will send them to keep
us company, that they may enliven our retire
ment, make us satisfied in the sphere where the
Creator intended we should be, by daily informing
for us their inspired minority report. The one
pleasant feature In this original document is the
harmony between the views OF these gentlemen
and their Creator. The only drawback to our
faith In their knowledge OF what exists in the
Divine mind is in the fact that they cannot tell us
have always found that when men had ex-
hauSted their own resources, they generally fell
back on the fntentiOnSO OF the Creator These pati-
tndeS have ceased to have any influence with
women who believe they have the same facilities
for communication with the Divine mind as men
have.
WOMEN NAY PLIGHT.
AGAIN, the right and liability to be called ON to
tight II We vote Is continually emphasized by our
opponents as one OF the greatest barriers In our
way. But with all the modern appliances for war
like achievements this dificuty Is rapidly dimin-
fishing. With tOrpedOeS, b0mbshells and all man.
ner OF explosives with balloons and carrier doves
for messengers, women could now easily cope with
their oppressOrs in the low plane OF force and
ants on Lord Ctanrfcar1es estate the women rem
dered active service In holding the enemy at bay
by pouring Scalding hot lime water on the heads
OF their assailants. II all the heroic deeds OF
women recorded In history and In daily journals,
and the active virtues SO forcibly illustrated ever
our opponents that women are possessed OF supe-
riOr lighting qualities the sex may feel called upon
In the near future TO give some further lllustra-
lions OF their prowess. OF one thing they may be
the question OF womans rights with the infinite
patience we have for ham q century, and 70 50
little purpose. To emanctpate women from the
fourf0id bondage she has SO long suffered in the